I need some critiquing on a present I just got!!

[Flasch186]

I got this:

Sony Handycam DCR-HC32

http://reviews.cnet.com/Sony_Handycam_DCR_HC32/4505-6500_7-31273578.html


Does anyone have any experiences with this. I have been encouraged to ask and research that I could return it if need be and get a better one. any help would be appreciated.

[Flasch186]

no one?

[cthomer5000]

what the hell do i know?

[Easy Mac]

I heard that's what Paris Hilton used.

[Flasch186]

i hope someone can help me by tomorrow noonish as its when im going back to BestBuy....

[duckman]

Just my personal opinion, but I think it's rude to return a gift that someone took the time to get for you. But like I said, that's just my opinion.

*shrug*

[Desmond]

I heard that's what Paris Hilton used.

Did it fit?

[CraigSca]

Ding! Is this from the gf?

[Lorena]

If you don't want it I'll take it

[Flasch186]

Just my personal opinion, but I think it's rude to return a gift that someone took the time to get for you. But like I said, that's just my opinion.

*shrug*

though, when she gave it, she said, "I dont know anything about thisa stuff so if you want to take it back and get a better one or whatever please do." I said, "Was there a guy who helped?" she replied, "no, he was rude and an asshole...so please, if its not a good one just take it there cuz they have a ton of them." SO it was cleared up prior to.

[Flasch186]

Ding! Is this from the gf?

it is from GF.

[albionmoonlight]

You are probably better off looking on cnet, amazon, etc. and getting lots of reader reviews.

The people here know a lot, but this is a pretty specific type of question.

[Flasch186]

Cnet gave it a 7.4 out of 10.

[Farrah Whitworth-Rahn]

though, when she gave it, she said, "I dont know anything about thisa stuff so if you want to take it back and get a better one or whatever please do." I said, "Was there a guy who helped?" she replied, "no, he was rude and an asshole...so please, if its not a good one just take it there cuz they have a ton of them." SO it was cleared up prior to.What kind of chick doesn't do her electronics research before giving an electronics gift?

[Swaggs]

Just thank her, smile, and be grateful it wasn't an ugly sweater.

[thetrilogy]

I think it is a very nice gift. Those run $400.00.
In my world women don't give men electronics gifts-- period.

The one your GF got you is a mini-DV cam. I like the new mini DVD-R camcorders, though more expensive and battery hogs.
Sony probably makes the best camcorders out there. I like
the touch screen controls. I've had a DCR-PC9 for years now
and it's a good camcorder. NOT for still photos though. Yours either.

[sterlingice]

What kind of horrible nightmare world do you live in where women don't give men electronics gifts? ;)

My usual question when a birthday is coming up is "what game do you want?" from my wife

SI

[saldana]

i have a panasonic, bought it last christmas, love it....its about 2x the size of the one you got, and has a 3ccd lens and 700x digital zoom, battery lasts about 2 hours...dont know too much about yours, but i thought while shopping around last year that the really small ones didnt have the picture quality of the slightly larger ones.

[gstelmack]

I like the new mini DVD-R camcorders, though more expensive and battery hogs.And they precompress into MPEG-2 for the most part. Stick with the ones that go to tape if you intend to edit or make copies...

[saldana]

I like the new mini DVD-R camcorders, though more expensive and battery hogs.



totally disagree. the biggest reason being the cost of the mini dvd-r's and the fact that once you film to one, it cannot be erased/taped over/edited...you only have a half hour of space on them (as of last christmas time) and if you tape something that you dont want or only want a part of, you are stuck with it.

[Raiders Army]

I'd give it a 6.8.